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KELLY, Cecil Byron
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1666 |
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Enlisted: | 25 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1894 |
Home Town: | Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Maclean Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk, Dept. of Lands, Grafton |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Maclean Public School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1666 | |
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3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1666, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1666, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Transfered to the 47th Infantry Battalion from the 8th Training Brigade | |
10 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
12 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1666, 47th Infantry Battalion, Sent to 12th Field Ambulance where he is diagnosed with Orchitis. | |
15 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1666, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), Sent to 1st Stationary Hospital where he was diagnosed with Gonorrhea on the 19th, resulting in the movement to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital | |
15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion, Transfered into the care of the 54th Battalion until he was taken to the 1st Stationary Hospital in Ismailia | |
19 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Dermatological Hospital | |
6 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1666, HMT Megantic, Alexandria | |
6 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1666, 4th Australian Division Base Depot | |
25 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
10 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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